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Passed my test yesterday in Raheny!!!! Absolutely delighted.
This was my second test. First one I had 15 grade two's and 1 grade 3. Yesterday I 5 grade two's and one grade one.
The tester was so sound it really put my nerves at ease straight away. I was fairly confident I was doing well as he barely went near the ipad.
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to anyone who passed recently - have you been indicating for overtaking parked cars? My instructor is telling me that if I position myself early enough then I don't have to but i thought if I cross the centre of the road then I have to indicate both before crossing it and then after returning to my side
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to anyone who passed recently - have you been indicating for overtaking parked cars? My instructor is telling me that if I position myself early enough then I don't have to but i thought if I cross the centre of the road then I have to indicate both before crossing it and then after returning to my side
Yes, indicate. Your instructor is wrong. You are always supposed to indicate if you are deviating from your position on the road. If you have to move out to avoid a parked car, a wheelie bin, a traffic cone, etc etc you indicate. It allows other road users know of your intentions. This extends to pedestrians, cyclists, and not just other cars. It is not a matter of what you can see or can not see, or if there are other cars around. You always indicate, as there may be someone or something that you may not be able to see.
If you go around a corner and there is a parked car in front of you, and you are already out in a position to go around the car, there is no need to indicate, as you are not changing your road position, because you are already in it. But if you have to move out to your left or right, you do. Your instructor is confusing when he says you position yourself early enough. What does he mean by that? Your correct road position is always to be on the left hand side of the road. If you have to move out to go around an obstacle, you indicate. Whether you are doing it earlier rather than later is irrelevant.0 -
to anyone who passed recently - have you been indicating for overtaking parked cars? My instructor is telling me that if I position myself early enough then I don't have to but i thought if I cross the centre of the road then I have to indicate both before crossing it and then after returning to my side
I would be in agreement with your instructor, I was told if you move out in good time from the obstacle, so that all following cars and oncoming cars have good time to see this then there's no need to indicate, and I didn't fail my test for not indicating out, I suppose though testers can be a fickle bunch, it mightn't have bothered my tester but you never know with others! However I would say not to indicate in if you're in the lane of oncoming traffic; Only indicate in if you move in from a lane of traffic going in the same direction. This is what my instructor said to me anyway!0 -
to anyone who passed recently - have you been indicating for overtaking parked cars? My instructor is telling me that if I position myself early enough then I don't have to but i thought if I cross the centre of the road then I have to indicate both before crossing it and then after returning to my side
Yes. I did it where there were cars thrown up all over the place on kerbs and narrow lanes etc.
If I was moving over a line I'd do it 9indicate right), but not indicate back in (left) as that's where you're going anyway, does that make sense?0 -
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Passed today also. Got it first time in Raheny. Over the moon to say the least. My ADI was recommendation from another poster in this thread and I can't recommend him enough, no way could I have done it without him. PM me if you're looking for an ADI around the Finglas/Raheny area, I think I'm not allowed recommend anybody directly on the thread.
Passed with 7 Grade 2's - not to happy with that because I know I'm usually better than that, but nerves played a part and a pass is a pass
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4 grade 2's and 1 grade 1 which I was delighted with seeing as I had never passed any of my pre-tests!!! The tester was really lovely really made me feel comfortable! 
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